Introducing the IMCI Community Component into the Curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Abdelrahman SH, Alfadil SM

Series/Journal Title:

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volume:

14

Issue:

3

Pages:

11

Description:

In 2001 the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Gezira (FMUG) introduced the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy into its medical curriculum. The emphasis was on pre-service training that addresses standard case management and the IMCI community component. This report presents the experience of FMUG in integrating such a training package into the medical curriculum. It explains the rationale for introducing the IMCI community component and the guiding principles for doing so. It describes the community-based courses into which the community component was integrated, the implementation and impact of the programme and the constraints faced. [abstract]

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Geographic Focus

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